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Monday, 11 December 2017

Wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate Bilal Javed on completing hiS PMP. Another great example of staying persistent and striving towards a desired goal. This year BILAL is now 60th course participant to pass his PMP out of 60 attempts. Education Edge maintains 100% pass record for PMP Certification course for 2017. Congratulation BILAL ON THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Join me in celebrating Shoeil Mosavi, PMP. The PMP CLUB 2017 now at 58 attempts and 58 passed.

The good news story at Education Edge continues. In 2017 as of now we have maintained PMP Certification pass rate at 100%. Now 58 attempts at PMP Exam and 58 PMP Certified. Wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate Soheil Mosavi on passing his PMP Exam. Once again Soheil we are all proud of you. For more info visit us at educationedge.ca

The good news story at Education Edge continues. In 2017 as of now we have maintained 100% pass rate. 57 attempts at PMP and 57 PMP Certified. Wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate Anil Kotian on passing his PMP. A great achievement and that too for life. Once again Anil we are all proud of you.

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

At Education Edge in our PMP COURSE, we provide all the help in every aspect of PMP. Therefore we are now called The One Stop PMP shop. Here are the Guidelines for filling up a PMP application:

Guidelines for filling the application:

1. Please provide only a line about your project. It does not matter what your project is, what matters to PMI is what did you do as a project manager / lead. Use the following blurb as a part of your project description (considering you have only 500 characters, having all the key words below is critical).

The purpose of the project was -------------------. I was accountable for end to end execution of the project.

Developed the Idea creation, project charter and

Identified the stakeholders & developed the project management plan along with subsidiary plans. Managed the budget along with resources, change request & change management. Facilitated resolution of issues & risks.

Delivered the project on time and ensured successful transition along with lesson learned.

2. Have 3 projects, like in the sample application that was sent to you. Please do not overlap the timelines of your project. Steer away from entering just one project or showing you are a part of the program. Based on the historical data, PMI does not seem to like Program content in project management application.

3. The application is simple. however does require around 2 hours. When Dave and I usually fill up the application,s we tend to block some time in our calendars and get it done in one sitting. A library or a Coffee Shop are some places that you can use to fill up my application.

4. This is a project management certification and your role must align with it. Please use Project lead or project manager or program manager for your role. If you are a test lead I will fill up the Role Column as Project Lead / Test Manager.

5. The best practice around allocating hours to various process groups or phases is as follows. Try to keep your hours within the range provided below.

Tuesday, 21 November 2017

Meeting expectations is not sufficient, delivering excellence requires surpassing expectations of our Stakeholders. That’s what we do at Education Edge as well as Talent Connected. Our consulting practice delivers value to over 50 organizations. We have established PMOs, taken them to a level of maturity and most importantly helped evolve organizational practices. We are a lean company with optimized processes.

Thursday, 16 November 2017

The PMP Certification course starting November 26 is officially closed...we are now enrolling for the January 13th session with a few spots remaining. Visit our website www.educationedge.ca or call today to reserve your seat 647.620.9490. -

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Lately we have received so many inquiries from Project Managers that are in a panic to pass the PMP Exam before it changes to align with the new PMBOK6. For anyone who has attempted the exam recently or is in the rhythm of studying – you should definitely try to clear it before the changes are introduced at the end of March 2018.

Those that have not cracked open the Fifth Edition for the first time yet you may want to start with the PMBOK6 instead for many reasons.

1.) A lot has happened since the Fifth Edition was first released at the end of 2012. Why learn from the dated standard when the new one is available. That would be like installing Windows 7 when 10 is available and the trend is moving towards the Cloud (maybe not the best analogy, but you get my point! )

2.) There is a greater focus on Agile/Adaptive methodologies in the Sixth Edition. For most of us this is our reality as it has become the preferred approach for most organizations – not just IT and the banking industry anymore.

3.) The structure of the PMBOK has also changed, it’s now divided into 3 parts: the Guide, the Standard and Supporting section

4.) There is an entire Chapter dedicated to the role of a Project Manager

With these and many other changes, we are busy updating all our course material and revising our Exam Engine to prepare our students for PMBOK6 starting with our January 2018 session. For more information visit us at www.educationedge.ca or drop by our Mississauga office. - See more at

Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Happiness is the ratio of REALITY FROM EXPECTATIONS. When Reality and Expectations lose alignment unhappiness triggers in.

Happiness = Reality / Expectations

Projects also fail when stakeholders Expectations and the perceptions of value that stakeholders feel they will get from a new process is not met. Stakeholders at times are guilty of presenting requirements as demands that are non-negotiable and we as project leaders fail to balance them with reality by presenting constraints associated with stakeholders expectations.

PRIORITIZATION IS THE TOOL IN LIFE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT THAT CAN KEEP EVERYONE HAPPY.

Friday, 27 October 2017

A unique feat by Sandeep Gill yesterday. He got PMP Certified on 26 October. The uniqueness of the feat is not getting PMP Certified (at Education Edge we maintain a 100% pass-rate), however it is the exceptional result. Sandeep passed PMP with “Above Target” on all the Process Groups (competencies PMP Exam tests you on). In 2010, Dave and I were also part of this elite PMP GROUP with Above Target (those days PMI used “Proficient” and there were only 78 people in the world.

Sandeep we at Education Edge take this opportunity to congratulate you on this tremendous feat. We are proud of your achievement and most importantly showing others that “YES WE CAN”.

PMP is one of the most valued credential and can add value to your career path and at times put you around phenomenal people.

Saturday, 7 October 2017

Congratulations Ayaz Barmare on getting PMP Certified. A great example of hard work, intent and persistent behaviour. We at Education Edge celebrate your success. 54 attempts at PMP and 54 PMP CERTIFIED. An unparalleled and never heard before 100% PASS RATE . Dave and I thank you all for helping us provide quality at the highest level and allowing us for being a part of your success story.

Friday, 29 September 2017

We are very proud of your achievements. The best part of your career just began.

For those of you still undecided about the exam, there is danger in delay. You need to give your study the last push and take the exams as soon as possible. The more you delay, the more you forget some concepts discussed in the PMP class.

Hello Folks: : wanted to congratulate Kavita on achieving the great feat. Kavita Mehta, PMP is a great signature. PMP does require hard work and consistent preparation and attaining this designation confirms it. Congratulations once again .

This is also a milestone for EDUCATION EDGE AS WE CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESS. You are the one who marks 50th PMP THIS YEAR.

Monday, 18 September 2017

Success is infectious- PICTURE of our AUG CBAP (BUSINESS ANALYSIS) Course. Education Edge doing it right and creating expertise. The reason we have in such a short time grown to become a force to be reckon with speaks about the trust and relationship we have formed. With over 100 consultants, we continue to deliver value to our clients.

Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Congratulations Ameena on passing PMP Exam that too with Above Target Score. Very well done and well deserved. Education Edge Team is proud of your achievement. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

Monday, 11 September 2017

I wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate Pretti on attaining PMP. A great achievement!! Attaining PMP designation comes with hard work, dedicated effort and most importantly remaining productive. Pretti has demonstrated great intent in the past 3 months to use her time, intellect, skills and knowledge to maximize positive outcome. Congratulations Pretti, PMP. Welcome to Education Edge PMP Club.

Education Edge maintaining an almost 100% pass record in the past 4 years.

• Procurement Statement of Work(SOW) –performance(describe what can be accomplished),functional(convey the end purpose or result),design(convey precisely what are to be done), can be developed by the seller or buyer – detail enough to allow the potential sellers to decide whether they want/are qualified (at a minimum) to pursue the work

• Contract Types:

o Firm Fixed Price(FFP) – the price is fixed, specifications are well known,riskon the seller

• PM may not be the lead negotiator on procurement, but may be present to assist

• mayneedsenior management approval before awarding the contracts

• bidder’s conference is a Q&A session with bidders, all bidders receive the same information (bidder are careful not to expose their technical approach during the session => may not have many questions)

• NOT to have secret meetings or communications with individual vendors